MyWinners App

Understand the rules that govern your bets — from wager limits to payout mechanics.

Horse Racing Betting Rules and Payout Guidelines (US)

Learn the essential pari-mutuel betting rules, including pool structures, bet timing, and state-by-state regulation in the US.

What Are the Rules for Pari-Mutuel Betting in the US?

Learn how much you can bet on US horse racing — from the lowest minimums to high-stakes limits at online and in-venue betting platforms.

What Are the Minimum and Maximum Bets in US Horse Racing?

Learn when and how refunds are issued in US pari-mutuel betting when horses are scratched before a race.

What Happens if a Horse is Scratched? US Refund Rules Explained

Learn how dead heats and ties are handled in US horse racing, including payout splits and how different bets are affected.

What Happens in a Dead Heat in Horse Racing?

Learn when your horse racing bets need to be reported to the IRS and how tax withholding on large pari-mutuel payouts works in the US.

What Are the IRS Reporting Rules for Horse Racing Winnings?

Rob Lawson

Understand the legal and payout rules that apply to pari-mutuel betting on MyWinners.com and at physical venues.

Create a custom design with text, images, and links

Venues

Login

Find answers and get help from Intercom Support and Community Experts

This site employs cookies and other technologies that we and our third party vendors use to monitor and record personal information about you and your interactions with the site (including content viewed, cursor movements, screen recordings, and chat contents) for the purposes described in our Cookie Policy. By continuing to visit our site, you agree to our {websiteTermsLink}, {privacyPolicyLink} and {cookiePolicyLink}.

This site uses cookies and similar technologies ("cookies") as strictly necessary for site operation. We and our partners also would like to set additional cookies to enable site performance analytics, functionality, advertising and social media features. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for details. You can change your cookie preferences in our Cookie Settings.

We use cookies to make our site work and also for analytics and advertising purposes. You can enable or disable optional cookies as desired. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details.

Advertising cookies are set by our advertising partners to collect information about your use of the site, our communications, and other online services over time and with different browsers and devices. They use this information to show you ads online that they think will interest you and measure the ads' performance. Social media cookies are set by social media platforms to enable you to share content on those platforms, and are capable of tracking information about your activity across other online services for use as described in their privacy policies.

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details about how we use your data.

Your Privacy Choices

We use cookies to enhance your experience. You can customize your cookie preferences below. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details.

Cookie Settings

Link, Press control-option-right-arrow to exit

Empty Help Center

Uh oh. That page doesn’t exist.

Disappointed

Neutral

Smiley

Thinking...

Searching through sources...

Analyzing...

Tickets submitted through the messenger or by a support agent in your conversation will appear here.